Basic Blog Training for Community Bloggers Ann Treacy [email_address] 651-239-4581

Ann Treacy 651-239-4581 [email_address]

Plan for the Night Why blog? What to blog? How to be an effective blogger How to blog (nuts & bolts) Set up Profile Advance Features How to promote

Why blog?

What to blog?

How to be an effective blogger

How to blog (nuts & bolts)

Set up Profile

Advance Features

How to promote

Why blog? Tell a story Reflection Share an experience Make connections Invite interaction Track Progress on the NWAF Outcomes

Tell a story

Reflection

Share an experience

Make connections

Invite interaction

Track Progress on the NWAF Outcomes

6. Track Progress on NWAF Outcomes

What to blog? NWAF Outcomes Horizons meetings Community events Other blogger entries Your thoughts related to Horizons Interview Horizons leaders and participants

NWAF Outcomes

Horizons meetings

Community events

Other blogger entries

Your thoughts related to Horizons

Interview Horizons leaders and participants

How to be an effective blogger Use first person Blog as you speak Add context (last night, as I was biking) Be timely Tell a story Use links Be brief Use media Images Video Slideshow

Use first person

Blog as you speak

Add context (last night, as I was biking)

Be timely

Tell a story

Use links

Be brief

Use media

Images

Video

Slideshow

Ready to get started?

Let’s get logged in Go to: http://minnesota.communityblogs.us Select your blog name on the right Visit your blog Select Login Input username and password

Go to: http://minnesota.communityblogs.us

Select your blog name on the right

Visit your blog

Select Login

Input username and password

Write a Post

Add Title, Text & Categories Scroll down and click PUBLISH

Quick Tip I create content in Word Toggle to CODE Paste content from Word Toggle to VISUAL Make format changes

I create content in Word

Toggle to CODE

Paste content from Word

Toggle to VISUAL

Make format changes

Setting Up Profile

Please Set Up Name & Nickname Enter first name, last name and nickname Save Select Display name publicly as preference

Enter first name, last name and nickname

Save

Select Display name publicly as preference

Advanced Blog Features Add a link Add an image Add video See handouts

Add a link

Add an image

Add video

See handouts

Add link Get the URL Highlight words to link Paste URL in dialog box Choose Target

Get the URL

Highlight words to link

Paste URL in dialog box

Choose Target

Add an Image Get an image Size it ( www.picnik.com ) Less than 400 px wide Upload picture to WordPress Choose size, link and send to editor Select pictures and make adjustments in dialog box Align left/right

Get an image

Size it ( www.picnik.com )

Less than 400 px wide

Upload picture to WordPress

Choose size, link and send to editor

Select pictures and make adjustments in dialog box

Align left/right

Add a video Get the address of the video Open WordPress Click on Yellow A Paste in address

Get the address of the video

Open WordPress

Click on Yellow A

Paste in address

How to Promote the Blog Email everyone you know and ask them to pass it on Get links from other sites Post comments on other blogs Ask friends to post on yours Put address on collateral Make sure Horizons participants have address

Email everyone you know and ask them to pass it on

Get links from other sites

Post comments on other blogs

Ask friends to post on yours

Put address on collateral

Make sure Horizons participants have address

Homework… Post an introduction Who are you? Why are you getting involved with Horizons? Post action form data on blog Extra Credit Post a comment on someone else’s post

Post an introduction

Who are you?

Why are you getting involved with Horizons?

Post action form data on blog

Extra Credit

Post a comment on someone else’s post